Temporary bathtub cover



June 7, M GOULD TEMPORARY BATHTUB COV Filed Feb. 2l, 1931 TIT/,2,

[N l/V TOR 560m@ M Gould Patented June 7, 1932 UNITED STATES GEORGE M. GOULD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW 'YORK TEMPORARY BATHTUB COVER Application filed February 21, 1931. Serial No. 517,541.

My invention relates to temporary covers for bath tubs to prot-ect the color, glazing or finish of the same when positioned in a room before the plastering, tiling or painting 1s done; and the objects of my improvement are,

first, to provide a strong yet light weight cover having aprons and plates so adjustable that every part of the bath tub, both in and outside, is completely covered, concealed and protected against any damage; a further object is to provide such a cover with suitable adjustable gauges or guides for surfacing the plaster wall l'inish or for setting the tiling on or against the tub.

In the accompanying drawing Fior. lis a perspective view of my improved cover on a bath tub, set in a recess;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in longitudinal centre section, one section of the apron being removed for clearness of illustration, the upper plate extensions being set Y for the plastering of the wall;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on line X-X of Fig. 2; Y

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of an upper adjustable extension plate set as a gauge or guide for tiling, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the end of a cover and apron when the tub is placed in a corner with one end exposed.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts in the several views.

The flat upper cover, l, is an elongated body of an approximate size of the tub on which it is to be used, and is made of several layers of thin wood, cross grained and glued together, commonly known as panel boards, to give it additional strength and rigidity and to prevent warping wooden strips, 2 2' are fastened respectively at longitudinal centre and near the ends, as shown, the centre strip, 2 extending further outwardly from the board than the two other strips. Two wire rods, 3 3', suitabl anchored in the outer strips pass over tie centre strip thus forming, when taut, a brace to strengthen centre and support any ordinary weight liable to be placed upon the cover, this construction being substantially similar to that disclosed in Letters Patent Number plates,

When desired the locking means, L, -described and claimed in said Letters Patent may be used, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, though vthis feature forms no part ofthe present invention except as a combination for locking the cover 1n position; any other means which 1,709,806, granted to me on February 3rd,

suitably locks or holds the cover in place may j be used.

The front of the bath tub, B, is protected by an apron composed of two sheet metal 7, 7', one overlapping the other, and of the approximate length of the tub and preferably about one inch above the floor, F, to permit the laying of floor tiling against the tub; a plurality of slots, 7 through which screws, 8 pass, are provided whereby the apron is held in an immovable position by thumb nuts, 9. l

A right angle metal strip 4, fastened' to the upper outer edge of the cover, l, overlaps the sheets 7, 7', and holds them suspended by screws 5 and thumb nuts 6, which are fastened in the aprons and travel in horizontal slots 4' in the angle strip 4, to permit horizontal adjustment.

When a tub is placed in a. recess, as in Figs. 1, 2, adjustable extension plates, 10 are used, one on each end; a right angle bend, 10', atthe inner edge tends to stiifen the plate. These plates are adjustable by slots, 11, for the passage of screw, 12, and held in place by thumb nuts, 13, and form gauges or guides for the plasterer or tile setter. T is tile.

The guides or gauges 10 are in close proximity to the ends o-f the body or cover which has a flat unobstructed upper surface which facilitates cleaning the cov-fer of sand, paint,

plaster, or the like which may lodge upon it.

The gauges 10 can be adjustably secured in place and enable the tile setter to accurately set tile to a straight even line.

When cover is to be used on a corner tub a protecting end plate, 14, bent at right angles at top, 14" and front, 14 is used, this end piece being held in place by screws 15 and thumb nuts 16, as shown in Fig. 5. On the under side of the cover, l, a narrow piece of felt or rubber, l', is fastened so that it rests on the glazed surface of the tub to prevent scratching or injury to the surface.

Such being the construction, the operation is as follows: Vhen a bath tub has been set on the floor and connected up with the water supply and waste pipes, the entire exposed surface is protected against any injury by any subsequent workman by placing and preferably locking the cover, l, on the tub at a point to suit the rear wall; the upper eX- tension plates are advanced to the plaster line, and the apron sheets on the front are also adjusted and fastened to align with the Wall, lV. Vhen the plastering is finished, the upper extension plates are removed and any loose dirt or plaster is cleaned ofil and the plates replaced and fastened as a gauge or guide for the tile setter, as in F ig. 4. The

tile4 setter can stand on the lcover and also have his material there without any danger of destroying the inish or surface of the tub;

ll/Vhen the work is finished, the cover is removed to be used elsewhere, leaving the tub clean and unsoiled in any manner. The sloty ted aprons and the slotted extension plat-es permits the cover to be used on several 4lengths, of bath tubs, the height of the aprons being selected to suit the he-ightof the tubon which they are to be used. The cover, being made in sections and light in weight,

the several parts are easily knocked down for shipping` and transportation.

Y Such being my invention what I claim is,

yl.V A'cover for a bath tub comprising a relatively light elongated iat body, guide plates adjustably secured at each end thereof and an apron adjustably secured to and suspended from said body whereby a bath tub is completely enclosed.

2. A. closure for bath tubs comprising a relatively light elongated fiat body, truss means at the under side of said body, lateral straight edge guide pla-tes on the upper sur- Y face of said body, adjacent to the ends thereof adapted to be adjusted towards or from a Wall, and Van apro-n suspended from said body, whereby the entire bath tuby is effectively enclosed. l f

3. A closure for bath tubs comprising a relatively light body having truss means on the under sidethereof, lateral angle plates f adjustably mounted on the upper surface of said body and adjacent to the ends thereof, and a sectional apron secured to and suspended from said body, said apron having means for manual horizontal adjustment in relation to each section.

GEORGE GOULD. 

